Neo Apparatus is a french (based in Haute Savoie) music label launched in May 2013 by Ivan Cattaud aka "& my mother say" and specialized in Deep House music.
The project was born with the desire to promote young artists but also more experienced to offer a vision of house music more open and without constraint or stereotype.
So far Neo Aparatus records has been collaborated with a variety of artists such as: B&S concept, BNinjas, Trecci, Wearing shoes, … and had the chance to produce very promising young artists like Denyl Brook.
Finally, the label was able to receive support from internationally renowned artists such as Laurent Garnier, Mark Farina and Shur-i-kan.
Confusion (& My Mother Say remix) - (6:25) 120 BPM
Review: French digital deep house label Neo Apparatus is back with a new one by Brian Que-Soul, a rising DJ/producer from South Africa with releases previously on Xpressed Acoustics, Tainted House Records and Vibe 'N' Soul. His latest offering titled "Confusion" is sensual and evocative deep house just the way you like it. Basically, perfect mood music packed with slick rhythms, dubby bass with ethereal pads. It receives a terrific rework by label boss & My Mother Say which takes it into more cerebral territory with its infectious 303 acid wiggle. Closing out this nifty three tracker is one more expression in bittersweet and melancholic mood music in the form of "Sonic Vision".
Review: French producer Ivan Cattaud, better known as & My Mother Say, covers an impressive range of deep house ground on this three-tracker for his own Neo Apparatus imprint. The wonky, warping title track could lead you to suspect M. Cattaud spent lockdown with nothing but a bunch of old Madhouse records for company, but the next track 'Recall' flips the script and harks back instead to the earliest days of Chi-town deep house. And then finally there's 'Take Another', which has a more laidback and mellifluous feel but also rocks a hefty 90s-style bassline. Something for everyone, then!
Review: Blue Chords is French keyboardist Steve Faets - you might have seen his YouTube piano cover of 'The Bells', as shared by Jeff Mills himself - and here he comes to Neo Apparatus with a superb three-tracker that'll delight lovers of deep house and classic US garage. 'U Rock' centres around looping funk guitar, organ chords and a sampled female (Ruby Turner?) vocal, 'Requiem Song' itself brings the organ parps well and truly to the fore, marrying them to a spoken, male French vocal, while 'Hey Man' takes us into jazzier, St Germain-esque territory with more fine organ work, another diva vocal and brushed snares a-gogo.
Review: French imprint Neo Apparatus are back with this impressive three tracker to kick off 2021 in style. Steve Faets aka Blue Chords revisits the timeless New Jersey garage sound on the swing-fuelled and sexy groove of "Shuffle Cuts" featuring an irresistible soulful vocal, while emerging young producer Immersif (Nothing But) delivers the deeply spiritual life music if "Le Villemus Underground" which will mesmerize you with its dynamic polyrhythms. Closing out proceedings is label boss & My Mother Say, who goes for that classic late nineties deep house vibe on "Revolution".
Review: Alfonso Bottone AKA Wearing Shoes, an Italian-born producer who's based in France, serves up two original tracks here before handing both over to & My Mother Say for some remix justice. 'Candy Rush' in its original form is a laidback but still quite uptempo deep house groover with disco and lounge influences, while the remix from & My Mother Day lowers the BPM and has a dusty, funk-hop kinda feel. 'I Love You' is an even more lounge-y cut with a soulful male vocal, before & My Mother Say's re-rub takes the track into very deep, late-night territory.
Review: Previously unheard producer Hermann Park apparently chose his alias in honour of an "urban park" of the same name in Houston, Texas. It seems rather fitting, because there's plenty of natural beauty to be found on this picturesque debut outing for Neo Apparatus. For proof, check tasty opener "What I Wanna Do", where twinkling piano motifs and woozy chords saunter around a tough and chunky house groove. With its lilting, morning-fresh chord sequence, spinet-tingling breakdowns and colourful lead lines, "January 15th" is arguably even more pastoral and picturesque. As for "Material", it's a darker and more otherworldly affair that would probably sound great in headphones while walking around a city centre park after dark.
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